Arizona - Did anyone else see the lights in the sky tonight? **PIC added **

Williams but it is south east and these were directly east. Imagine a helicopter engulfed in flames more than 10 miles away but in the sky. That's how big they were.

Military flares are designed to light up an entire battle area and they burn for quite awhile... I'm not saying that is what you saw, only that it made me think of them. Only you know what you saw... So, if you say it was bigger than that and stranger, then I'll go with that.

I think it's interesting tha they're in a nice triangle formation.

Flares often are like a string of pearls... Pretty much in a straight line.

Maybe extra large military flares? Seriously, it would be nice to have an answer. Would they go in and out and have a spiral tail? Do we have a winner? Maybe wind moved them sideways?

I just called AZ Nat'l Guard. They confirmed they were conducting exercises out to the east between Queen Valley and Florence and were dropping flares from 1915 - 2315 on Friday and Saturday evening.

Flare tard


That is how long flares last on average and they leave a tail or trail as they descend.

BE AFRAID BE VERY AFRAID!!

you are an idiot

i saw a meteor this morning, i have seen many lately. all seem to be in the same area... always over papago park.. ???

Watch the area just west of Orion"s belt tonight about 10:00 pm. The space is going vortxual you can see it...

are they dark green in color and have rotor blades?

here's a link to an image of a flare lighting up an area in Gaza for comparison.

[link to cache.boston.com]

did it sort of look like that?

I have been seeing "falling stars" here in Albuquerque, NM ......twice this week.

The one last night....well, if I had not been on my porch
and looking right in that direction I would have missed it.

It appeared to just pop out of the night from no where...had a yellow tail....last maybe two seconds and then disappeared... no sound.

the one previous to this one was all white and white tail and last a little longer...but

the one last night just looked odd.

The color is right. But no smoke. The tail was the same color, but like if you would draw a spiral off of it. Even for how far away it was these things were really big, so you could see the spiral perfectly. I keep searching the net for a pic to match as well.

You are not a nice person and I feel sorry for you. look at how often I make a thread...very rare. obviously I thought this was important. having worked for DOD I am aware what a flare looks like. So call me whatever you wish if it helps your ego to feel better.

Well, it was worth a look, Not sure WHAT you saw... :-)

Keep the camera handy and make sure they don't grab ya!

I live by papago park..i hear and see these things a lot. Actually just now. Thats why im on here. But i think its 2-3 helicopters in unison flying and hoovering over the park. Searching for sonething or training.

Be prepared.
It is good you marked time.
Get mono-pod or tri-pod and camera.
If you take the time to look up, ya gonna see something abnormal.
Train your eyes to look in the deep upper atmosphere. Look for Star sized objects. Like spotting "satellites," only they are not satellites.